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Chief executives anticipate recession: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2022
... Bill Thomas said: "While it's unsurprising the economic climate is now a top concern for business leaders, over these past few years, they've learned to navigate the unpredictable, realigning their workforces, untangling supply chain disruptions and ...

First Super: Merger pressure fizzles out

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2022
... below $30 billion, underlining that scale does not automatically deliver outperformance. Moreover, First Super was among the few to end the year in the black. Its default balanced option returned 1% for the current financial year compared to the median ...

RBA lifts rates, lifts markets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2022
... pundits expected." Going forward, CMC Markets APAC and Canada Azeem Sheriff commented: "Effects of rate rises will take a few more months to see a material reduction, however Australia will be cautious not to be too aggressive like the US and other central ...

Ray Dalio bows out of Bridgewater

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2022
... overall, the transition wasn't easy. "We didn't always agree, but together, we've now finished something that very few firms or founders have accomplished. Shifting from being a founder-led boutique to being an enduring institution led successfully ...

BUSSQ sees strength in niche super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2022
... Masters stepped down in June. While he concedes he hasn't had much experience with superannuation, he has chaired quite a few boards in the construction industry and tightly regulated education industry. So, he is used to dealing with regulators ...

Advisers given access to wellbeing service

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2022
... with some level of depression. About 17% said they are depressed most or all the time. "The changes we have seen in the past few years have sadly brought a huge mental health burden on advisers. Personally, I have spoken to many who want to leave the ...

RBA progresses digital currency project

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2022
... (CBDC) the two are exploring. The report titled Australian CBDC Pilot for Digital Finance Innovation said: "Over the past few years, the RBA has been exploring whether there is a role for a CBDC in Australia in the context of the RBA's responsibilities ...

Acquisitions underpin WT Financial Group results

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2022
... million and net profit after tax (NPAT) about $4 million plus," he said. "There's been a lot of challenges over the past few years, but the demand for advice continues to grow. The number of advisers has shrunk but for those of us who remain in the ...

No escaping volatility: AMP

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
At least for the next few months while central banks are raising rates, expect the volatility we've seen in share markets, currencies and fixed income to remain in play, warned AMP senior economist Diana Mousina at the Association of Financial Advisers' ...

Burgeoning challenges of the advice industry: Padua

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2022
... there are only 16,500 financial advisers in Australia. "Forty-one per cent of Australians intend to receive advice in the new few years, so we need to find solutions for those people to be able to access that in a way that's affordable to them," Esler ...